Page 157 Alex Anderson is an assistant soccer coach and part-time instructor in recreation management at a Canadian university. Alex plays an important role in assessing potential soccer recruits. Alex and the other coaches carefully review information about each athlete (such as watching the athlete play (where feasible), reviewing the resume and critically evaluating a recruitment video). However, Alex has also assumed responsibility for studying the athlete's online profile and has found that such information is very informative. As Alex has stated, "You can learn a lot about the behaviour, motivation commitment, and interests of each athlete in a few minutes. I like to Google each athlete and check out his or her social media profile on sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram. and LinkedIn. It doesn't take long and is just due diligence. We don't want problems, and this is just another way of verifying information and screening out those athletes who won't fit in here." DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. Do you support Alex's approach? 2. What are the advantages/disadvantages of reviewing a person's postings on social media as part of the recruitment/selection process